Accessibility Testing interview questions — Easy
149 easy-level Accessibility Testing questions from our Manual Testing bank, each with the correct answer and an explanation of why it is correct.
What this covers
Accessibility Testing appears throughout Manual Testing interviews. At easy level, interviewers are typically checking that you know the fundamentals and can describe them precisely — definitions, defaults, and the basic mechanics. Work through these, then explain your answer out loud; the second part is what interviews actually test.
20 example questions
1. Which of the following best describes semantic HTML in Accessibility?
- A. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
- B. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.correct
- C. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
- D. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
Why: semantic HTML: Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
2. In the context of Accessibility, focus trap is best described as:
- A. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
- B. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
- C. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
- D. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.correct
Why: focus trap: Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
3. Which of the following best describes focus trap in Accessibility?
- A. Measured luminance difference between text and background.
- B. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
- C. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.correct
- D. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
Why: focus trap: Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
4. Which of the following best describes axe-core in Accessibility?
- A. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- B. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.correct
- C. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
- D. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
Why: axe-core: Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
5. Which of the following best describes accessible name in Accessibility?
- A. Label assistive tech announces for a control.correct
- B. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- C. Measured luminance difference between text and background.
- D. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
Why: accessible name: Label assistive tech announces for a control.
6. Which of the following best describes contrast ratio in Accessibility?
- A. Measured luminance difference between text and background.correct
- B. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
- C. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- D. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
Why: contrast ratio: Measured luminance difference between text and background.
7. Which of the following best describes skip link in Accessibility?
- A. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- B. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.correct
- C. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
- D. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
Why: skip link: Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
8. In Accessibility, what does axe-core do or refer to?
- A. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.correct
- B. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- C. Measured luminance difference between text and background.
- D. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
Why: axe-core: Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
9. Which of the following best describes tab order in Accessibility?
- A. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
- B. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.correct
- C. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
- D. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
Why: tab order: Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
10. In Accessibility, what does focus trap do or refer to?
- A. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
- B. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- C. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
- D. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.correct
Why: focus trap: Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
11. What is the purpose of skip link in Accessibility?
- A. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.correct
- B. Measured luminance difference between text and background.
- C. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
- D. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
Why: skip link: Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
12. In Accessibility, what does accessible name do or refer to?
- A. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
- B. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
- C. Label assistive tech announces for a control.correct
- D. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
Why: accessible name: Label assistive tech announces for a control.
13. In Accessibility, what does semantic HTML do or refer to?
- A. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
- B. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
- C. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.correct
- D. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
Why: semantic HTML: Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
14. In Accessibility, what does contrast ratio do or refer to?
- A. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- B. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
- C. Measured luminance difference between text and background.correct
- D. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
Why: contrast ratio: Measured luminance difference between text and background.
15. What is the purpose of accessible name in Accessibility?
- A. Label assistive tech announces for a control.correct
- B. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
- C. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
- D. Measured luminance difference between text and background.
Why: accessible name: Label assistive tech announces for a control.
16. What is the purpose of focus trap in Accessibility?
- A. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.
- B. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
- C. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- D. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.correct
Why: focus trap: Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
17. What is the purpose of semantic HTML in Accessibility?
- A. Measured luminance difference between text and background.
- B. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.correct
- C. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
- D. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
Why: semantic HTML: Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
18. What is the purpose of contrast ratio in Accessibility?
- A. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- B. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
- C. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
- D. Measured luminance difference between text and background.correct
Why: contrast ratio: Measured luminance difference between text and background.
19. In Accessibility, what does skip link do or refer to?
- A. Defect where keyboard focus cannot leave a component.
- B. Measured luminance difference between text and background.
- C. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
- D. Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.correct
Why: skip link: Link letting keyboard users jump past repeated navigation.
20. What is the purpose of axe-core in Accessibility?
- A. Using elements per meaning, aiding assistive technology.
- B. Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.correct
- C. Sequence keyboard focus follows through the page.
- D. Label assistive tech announces for a control.
Why: axe-core: Open-source accessibility rules engine for automated checks.